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Peer reviewedRoberts, Julie – Language Variation and Change, 1997
Examines the acquisition of new sound changes by 3- and 4-year-old children in asymmetrical child care situations. Results reveal that the children had acquired the changes and emphasize that the dialect transmission period begins before the age of maximal peer group influence. The findings support the possibility that child care asymmetry affects…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Change Agents, Child Language, Dialect Studies
